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Vaccines are a biological preparation whose goal is to produce immunity against disease by stimulating the production of antibodies.

They can be, for example, a suspension of dead or attenuated microorganisms; products or subunits of microorganisms and even DNA. In general, as the response to vaccines is to generate antibodies, they usually stimulate the AIS.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

In history, there were several events that preceded the beginning of the era of vaccination. First, there were procedures where scabs caused by smallpox were inoculated in healthy individuals. Even though this procedure was performed from time immemorial, it was only in 1786 when the English physician and scientist, Edward Jenner, carried out the first medical experiment related to vaccination.